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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Sept.
2019		 Aug.
2020		 Sept.
2020		 Sept.
2019		 May
2020		 June
2020		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020		 Sept.
2020

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 201,062 201,417 201,515 201,062 201,154 201,233 201,319 201,417 201,515

Civilian labor force

 126,928 124,491 124,095 127,018 122,661 124,009 123,618 124,471 124,213

Participation rate

 63.1 61.8 61.6 63.2 61.0 61.6 61.4 61.8 61.6

Employed

 123,055 115,205 115,603 122,955 107,499 111,538 112,226 115,354 115,496

Employment-population ratio

 61.2 57.2 57.4 61.2 53.4 55.4 55.7 57.3 57.3

Unemployed

 3,873 9,286 8,492 4,063 15,162 12,470 11,392 9,118 8,717

Unemployment rate

 3.1 7.5 6.8 3.2 12.4 10.1 9.2 7.3 7.0

Not in labor force

 74,133 76,927 77,420 74,044 78,493 77,224 77,701 76,946 77,302

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,100 64,909 64,919 66,109 64,125 64,688 64,420 64,911 64,976

Participation rate

 71.8 70.3 70.3 71.8 69.5 70.1 69.8 70.3 70.3

Employed

 64,380 60,577 60,904 64,224 57,263 58,898 59,054 60,425 60,738

Employment-population ratio

 69.9 65.6 65.9 69.7 62.1 63.8 64.0 65.4 65.7

Unemployed

 1,720 4,331 4,014 1,886 6,862 5,790 5,367 4,485 4,238

Unemployment rate

 2.6 6.7 6.2 2.9 10.7 9.0 8.3 6.9 6.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,449 54,837 54,696 56,348 54,294 55,147 55,124 55,124 54,568

Participation rate

 58.4 56.6 56.4 58.3 56.1 56.9 56.9 56.9 56.3

Employed

 54,807 50,557 50,917 54,709 47,195 49,440 49,822 51,124 50,794

Employment-population ratio

 56.7 52.2 52.5 56.6 48.8 51.1 51.4 52.7 52.4

Unemployed

 1,643 4,279 3,779 1,639 7,099 5,707 5,302 4,000 3,774

Unemployment rate

 2.9 7.8 6.9 2.9 13.1 10.3 9.6 7.3 6.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,379 4,746 4,481 4,561 4,242 4,174 4,074 4,437 4,669

Participation rate

 35.8 39.1 36.9 37.3 34.9 34.4 33.6 36.6 38.5

Employed

 3,868 4,070 3,782 4,022 3,041 3,201 3,350 3,805 3,965

Employment-population ratio

 31.6 33.5 31.2 32.9 25.0 26.4 27.6 31.4 32.7

Unemployed

 511 676 699 539 1,202 973 724 632 704

Unemployment rate

 11.7 14.2 15.6 11.8 28.3 23.3 17.8 14.2 15.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 33,116 33,386 33,420 33,116 33,294 33,323 33,353 33,386 33,420

Civilian labor force

 20,656 20,199 19,907 20,685 19,858 20,010 20,094 20,150 19,956

Participation rate

 62.4 60.5 59.6 62.5 59.6 60.0 60.2 60.4 59.7

Employed

 19,611 17,551 17,609 19,550 16,523 16,927 17,161 17,528 17,537

Employment-population ratio

 59.2 52.6 52.7 59.0 49.6 50.8 51.5 52.5 52.5

Unemployed

 1,045 2,648 2,298 1,135 3,334 3,083 2,933 2,621 2,420

Unemployment rate

 5.1 13.1 11.5 5.5 16.8 15.4 14.6 13.0 12.1

Not in labor force

 12,460 13,187 13,513 12,431 13,436 13,313 13,258 13,237 13,464

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,509 9,331 9,133 9,488 8,970 9,161 9,229 9,277 9,117

Participation rate

 68.3 66.3 64.8 68.1 63.9 65.2 65.6 65.9 64.7

Employed

 9,032 8,125 8,031 8,976 7,583 7,670 7,827 8,051 7,967

Employment-population ratio

 64.9 57.7 57.0 64.5 54.1 54.6 55.7 57.2 56.5

Unemployed

 477 1,206 1,102 512 1,388 1,492 1,402 1,225 1,150

Unemployment rate

 5.0 12.9 12.1 5.4 15.5 16.3 15.2 13.2 12.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,480 10,141 10,102 10,478 10,097 10,113 10,156 10,174 10,116

Participation rate

 62.6 60.0 59.7 62.6 59.9 60.0 60.2 60.2 59.8

Employed

 10,024 8,870 9,026 9,987 8,426 8,693 8,785 8,949 8,997

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 52.5 53.4 59.7 50.0 51.6 52.0 53.0 53.2

Unemployed

 456 1,271 1,076 491 1,671 1,420 1,371 1,224 1,120

Unemployment rate

 4.3 12.5 10.7 4.7 16.5 14.0 13.5 12.0 11.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 668 727 672 719 791 735 709 699 723

Participation rate

 27.2 30.1 27.9 29.3 32.7 30.4 29.4 29.0 30.0

Employed

 556 556 552 588 515 564 549 527 573

Employment-population ratio

 22.6 23.0 22.9 23.9 21.3 23.3 22.7 21.9 23.8

Unemployed

 112 171 120 132 276 171 160 172 150

Unemployment rate

 16.8 23.5 17.8 18.3 34.9 23.2 22.5 24.6 20.7

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,400 16,597 16,668 16,400 16,385 16,471 16,420 16,597 16,668

Civilian labor force

 10,518 10,627 10,507 10,521 9,968 10,108 10,408 10,595 10,501

Participation rate

 64.1 64.0 63.0 64.2 60.8 61.4 63.4 63.8 63.0

Employed

 10,261 9,491 9,581 10,262 8,475 8,717 9,163 9,462 9,568

Employment-population ratio

 62.6 57.2 57.5 62.6 51.7 52.9 55.8 57.0 57.4

Unemployed

 257 1,136 926 259 1,493 1,392 1,245 1,133 933

Unemployment rate

 2.4 10.7 8.8 2.5 15.0 13.8 12.0 10.7 8.9

Not in labor force

 5,881 5,969 6,162 5,879 6,417 6,362 6,012 6,001 6,167

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: October 05, 2020